Hodge, James Porter, EM2

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Petty Officer Second Class

Last Primary NEC
EM-3354-Submarine Nuclear Propulsion Plant - Electrical

Last Rating/NEC Group
Electrician's Mate

Primary Unit
1963-1963, EM-3354, USS Thresher (SSN-593)

Service Years
1958 - 1963

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Alabama

Year of Birth
1939

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Contact Info

Last Address Portsmouth, NH
Date of Passing Apr 10, 1963

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Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Was a crewmember of USS THRESHER (SSN-593)

Most likely cause of the sinking was a failure in either a pipe, a pipe valve, or a hull weld, causing flooding near the engine room

Other Comments:

Lost onboard USS THRESHER (SSN-593)

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Enlisted/Officer Basic Training


	1958, Recruit Training (Bainbridge, MD)

Unit Assignments

NTC (Cadre/Faculty Staff) Bainbridge, MD

Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) Windsor


	1958-1958, NTC (Cadre/Faculty Staff) Bainbridge, MD
	1958-1960, EM-0000, Florida Group, Commander Atlantic Reserve Fleet (COMLANTRESFLT)
	1960-1961, EM-0000, USS Falcon (MSC-190)
	1962-1963, EM-3354, Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) Windsor
	1963-1963, EM-3354, USS Thresher (SSN-593)

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1963-1963 Sinking of the USS Thresher (SSN-593)